Kawaii

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Next time just drop the full roster of adds and deletes in my PM.  :-)   Working on the list now.

As requested:
--Commander--
@Kawaii
--General--
@Overthinkers
--Officers--
@Wyvern <-- He needs an officer mask
@Nowakbren1119
--Enlisted--
@Mediobogdum
@Vandoosa
--Recruits--
@Podium
wtfuentana#3423
Aluminum Oxynitride#8197

These are @de la Fuentana and @ALON respectively.

Done.   You may want to check in to badges for the officers.  I gave the Officer mask, but made it secondary so they could have the military designation.  Let me know if this is sufficient.

I would also like to see an updated roster of TWPAF folk so we can mask/unmask as needed.

I will take care of this list this morning.
 
I have finished!  @Kawaii you should send us an updated TWPAF list so we can unmask people too!

Honors Of The West Pacific
Granted by His Imperial Majesty,
Marcarius Halo Rahl, The Holy Principality of Saint Mark,
Dragon Emperor of The West Pacific,
on the twenty-fifth day of August in the year two-thousand and nineteen.
 

The recognition of merit is one of the pillars of The West Pacific.
These dedicated residents of our region,
by applying their unique talents with hard work and imagination to the betterment of The West Pacific,
have earned high praise.
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First, in gratitude for her continued assistance as a trusted advisor to The Emperor
and in appreciation of her near omnipresence on the region’s RMB and Discord,
where she is always willing to aid or re-direct the new residents,
I name Darkesia a Guardian of The West Pacific with full powers of The Trebuchet.
 
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Next, in appreciation of his enthusiastic participation in the life of our region
and in recognition of his many contributions in the Ministry of Education,
I name Rizorien to The Peerage,
granting him the title, Baron of Tong.

 
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In recognition of his exceptional contributions to the region in TWPAF and the Ministry of Recruitment & Citizenship,
and in acknowledgement of his valuable assistance as one of our Discord Moderators,
I bestow upon Overthinkers the title, Baron of Lantau.
 

 
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Orders of Xia
Xia means someone with power who helps others in need.
The Xia (pronounced shya) are the knights of The West Pacific. This is the highest non-peer honor a resident can receive.
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Martial Order of Ching Shih:
for extraordinary service to TWPAF
Admitted to this Order today is:
Wyvern
For his long leadership as an officer of TWPAF.

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Benevolent Order of Confucius:
for extraordinary service in government
Admitted to this Order today are:
Denieria
Craiolia
Reçueçn

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Instituting The Youxia
I am establishing a new non-Peer Order of Recognition. It shall be called the Youxia.
The Youxia honor is similar to a Knight Errant and ranks just below the Xia.
Youxia will be entitled to be addressed as Master or Mistress and to use the seal below.
To be considered eligible for Youxia recognition, a nation must hold between 100 and 150 endorsements over a period of two weeks. This is to prevent obvious threats from gaining recognition, especially if they cross the endorsement cap. This is also to promote responsible endorsement swapping in the region by considering only those who hold above 100 endorsements in the two-week period. Being below 100 endorsements in the two-week period can deem a nation ineligible.
Th Speaker of The Hall or their designee will be charged with keeping The Emperor up to date on which nations qualify as Youxia.
Youxia Eligibility List - August 24, 2019
The period of time considered for this list was from August 10th to August 24th.
 Fujai
 Wickedly evil people
 Westwind
 Liberillia
 Cro Magnon
 Gryphonian Alliance
 NoHiceLand
 The Undivided
 Bhang Bhang Duc
 Papercuts and Skittles
 Denieria
 Doggerstan
 Oometz
 Ilmecith

So You Want to Become a Raider: A Guide to Joining the West Pacific Armed Forces
By V. K. Wintony

So you want to become a raider, huh? Not sure where to start? Well lucky for you, this book guide will give you all the steps needed to begin your career, straight off! Let's waste no time, here are the instructions!

 
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Getting Started 1. Sign up for an account on the TWP forums and then fill out a citizen application and then an enlistment form
2. Make at least five (5) new nations (which in raiding are referred to as puppets)
3. Move your puppets to Nihon
4. Apply your puppets to join the World Assembly (WA)
You can only have ONE (1) puppet in the WA at any one time. Joining the WA with more than one nation will result in you being BANNED from joining the WA and from NationStates completely if such activities continue
Apply does not mean Join: Apply means to click the "Apply to join" button on the WA page.
 
5. Either download discord here or use the Browser version of Discord here.
6. Join the following servers and post your main nation:
Home Server and Military Server
7. Be online on Discord during either of the two updates:
Major Update: 12:00 AM EST[/font]
Minor Update: 12:00 PM EST
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If you have any further questions I, or someone else, may assist you. I'm looking forward to your participation in the battlefield. o7

-Cdr. Victoria K. Wintony
 

So You Want to Become a Raider: A Guide to Joining the West Pacific Armed Forces
By V. K. Wintony

So you want to become a raider, huh? Not sure where to start? Well lucky for you, this book guide will give you all the steps needed to begin your career, straight off! Let's waste no time, here are the instructions!

 
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Getting Started 1. Sign up for an account on the TWP forums and then fill out a citizen application and then an enlistment form
2. Make at least five (5) new nations (which in raiding are referred to as puppets)
3. Move your puppets to Nihon
4. Apply your puppets to join the World Assembly (WA)
You can only have ONE (1) puppet in the WA at any one time. Joining the WA with more than one nation will result in you being BANNED from joining the WA and from NationStates completely if such activities continue
Apply does not mean Join: Apply means to click the "Apply to join" button on the WA page.
 
5. Either download discord here or use the Browser version of Discord here.
6. Join the following servers and post your main nation:
Home Server and Military Server
7. Be online on Discord during either of the two updates:
Major Update: 12:00 AM EST[/font]
Minor Update: 12:00 PM EST
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If you have any further questions I, or someone else, may assist you. I'm looking forward to your participation in the battlefield. o7

-Cdr. Victoria K. Wintony
 

Hello, fellow members of the West Pacific! I am writing this primarily because I want to keep my citizenship. However, I also had a genuine question.
 
So, these employment opportunities seem quite interesting, but the Forums section for the Employment Center contains little information, and I can not find anything about it on the TWP Board (Am I not looking in the right place?). I wanted to join the Armed Forces and Newspaper, but, as stated, I do not know how (or who to contact, for that matter). 

Honors Of The West Pacific
Granted by His Imperial Majesty,
Marcarius Halo Rahl, The Holy Principality of Saint Mark,
Dragon Emperor of The West Pacific,
on the third day of June in the year two-thousand and nineteen.
 
 
 
 
 
The recognition of merit is one of the pillars of The West Pacific.
These dedicated residents of our region,
by applying their unique talents with hard work and imagination to the betterment of The West Pacific,
have earned high praise.
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First, For their continued devoted service to The West Pacific, its People and its Emperor,
I elevate the titles of Bran Astor and Dalimbar.
Bran Astor will now be titled Earl of Hebao And Dalimbar will be titled Earl of Zhifu.
 
 
 
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Orders of Xia
Xia means someone with power who helps others in need. The Xia (pronounced shya) are the knights of The West Pacific.
This is the highest non-peer honor a resident can receive.
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Martial Order of Ching Shih:
for extraordinary service to TWPAF
Admitted to this Order today is:
Overthinkers
For his long leadership as a dedicated General of TWPAF.
 
 
 
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Benevolent Order of Confucius:
for extraordinary service in government
Admitted to this Order today are:
Bran Astor
Dalimbar
Arkadia Universalis
 Rizorien  

Good evening friends of the West Pacific,
It is my very great pleasure to announce the signing of The Rose Dragon Treaty. We look forward to the prosperity of both our regions and will do our utmost in continuing this bond perpetually. 
I would like to explain what The Hall of The Red Rose is and what purpose it seeks to serve.
The Red Rose is a triad organization, in other words, a Chinese mafia themed region. While our primary purpose is participation in R/D, we're not just a raider region. We seek to take in players, new and old and teach them the ways of NationStates and help them discover their destiny. We want to be responsible for building some of the best players the game has to offer, across a variety of departments and skills, whether one is interested in R/D, Foreign Affairs, Cultural Affairs, or those who simply want to make cool things for the site.
It's my goal to do for the Hall what The West Pacific did for me, by helping others learn and find a greater purpose in the game. In terms of our goals in R/D, it has been agreed that the Hall will do what it can to send over trained talent to The West Pacific to serve in The West Pacific Armed Forces. We look forward to soon join forces as we wage a conquest across the world. As it stands, there are very few choices available in R/D militaries out there, in comparison to the "golden age", so naturally, the Hall wishes to offer the world another option as a Raider aligned region.
The foundation of the Hall is being built, and we're hoping to have it fully open and operating by the following week. We thank The West Pacific for agreeing to become the first to establish official ties with us.
--Madame Victoria K. Asteorra-Wintony (Puppet nation of Kawaii Schoolgirl)
Dragon Head of The Red Rose
Matriarch of The Wintony Family

We look forward to a period of glorious cooperation in the field or on the high seas between our two regions! 

Good evening friends of the West Pacific,
It is my very great pleasure to announce the signing of The Rose Dragon Treaty. We look forward to the prosperity of both our regions and will do our utmost in continuing this bond perpetually. 
I would like to explain what The Hall of The Red Rose is and what purpose it seeks to serve.
The Red Rose is a triad organization, in other words, a Chinese mafia themed region. While our primary purpose is participation in R/D, we're not just a raider region. We seek to take in players, new and old and teach them the ways of NationStates and help them discover their destiny. We want to be responsible for building some of the best players the game has to offer, across a variety of departments and skills, whether one is interested in R/D, Foreign Affairs, Cultural Affairs, or those who simply want to make cool things for the site.
It's my goal to do for the Hall what The West Pacific did for me, by helping others learn and find a greater purpose in the game. In terms of our goals in R/D, it has been agreed that the Hall will do what it can to send over trained talent to The West Pacific to serve in The West Pacific Armed Forces. We look forward to soon join forces as we wage a conquest across the world. As it stands, there are very few choices available in R/D militaries out there, in comparison to the "golden age", so naturally, the Hall wishes to offer the world another option as a Raider aligned region.
The foundation of the Hall is being built, and we're hoping to have it fully open and operating by the following week. We thank The West Pacific for agreeing to become the first to establish official ties with us.
--Madame Victoria K. Asteorra-Wintony (Puppet nation of Kawaii Schoolgirl)
Dragon Head of The Red Rose
Matriarch of The Wintony Family

Welcome to your new embassy in The West Pacific, @Kawaii !

Today, a new theme is inaugurated in The West Pacific, one that honors our traditions and institutions and builds on these to provide new excitement and opportunities. This ceremony is not about me, but about you, the residents who make this the best region in NationStates. Therefore, I use this occasion to recognize some of those who have made The West Pacific what it is today and those who have begun the work of bringing it to a new glory.
Merit is awarded in The West Pacific. The greatness of our region is the result of the imagination, talentand work of many individuals over many years contributing to our common good. These Honors are one way we can show our appreciation to those dedicated residents. As today is the first Honors ceremony in The West Pacific under the current theme, it will be longer than most will be in the future. There are many achievers that must be recognized.

Honors Of The West Pacific
Granted by His Imperial Majesty,
Marcarius Halo Rahl, The Holy Principality of Saint Mark,
Dragon Emperor of The West Pacific
on the first day of March in the year two-thousand and nineteen.

The recognition of merit is one of the pillars of The West Pacific.
These dedicated residents of our region, by applying their unique talents with hard work and imagination
to the betterment of The West Pacific have earned high praise.
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First, it is with great affection and admiration that I grant Neenee the titles of
Dowager Empress of the West Pacific
For her dedicated service as our last Delegate,

 
 Chancellor of The Hall of Peers
So that she may continue to serve the region with her wise counsel, and
Celestial Sage
As one who appointed the current Delegate.
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Next, I would like to honor, Davelands, 
the Delegate that preceded her and who has done so much in so many different roles for our region both before and after his delegacy,
by granting him the title of
Royal Prince of The West Pacific.  

 
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The next honor is granted to Big Bad Badger
for his inspired leadership during his past delegacy
which led to the creation of The Manners among many other regional improvements and institutions.
He is made a Royal Duke of The West Pacific. 

 
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In recognition of his past work as the Delegate during whose tenure I was born in The West Pacific,
for having started several of our fond traditions and for always being our Delegarth,
I grant Elegarth the honor of
Royal Duke of The West Pacific.

 
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In recognition of his aid to The West Pacific multiple times as our transition Delegate,
and honoring his many years of loyally serving as one of our region’s Guardians,
I grant Mediobogdum the title
Royal Duke of The West Pacific.

 
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Grateful for the chocolate she shares and appreciative of her wise counsel,
and in recognition of her service as a past Delegate,
I grant Darkesia the title of
Duchess of Hainan.
 
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In gratitude for his many years of time, talent and treasure in supporting our region, and especially the forum,
I award Southern Eureka with the title of
Duke of Chongming.
 
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In recognition of his many contributions to the region since antiquity,
including his terms as our Delegate and his support as The West Pacific’s unofficial historian,
I grant All Good People the title of
Duke of Zhoushan.

 
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In gratitude for his assistance as a Guardian,
and in recognition of his past contributions as a Delegate of The West Pacific,
I bestow upon Yy4u, the title
Marquis of Donghai.

 
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In appreciation for his service to The West Pacific as its Delegate multiple times,
Wickedly Evil People is granted the title
Marquis of Shangchuan.
 
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In recognition of his past Delegacy, and fearful of his roofur madness,
I bestow upon Bhang Bhang Duc the title of
Marquis of Damang.
 
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In gratitude for her loyal and dedicated service as The Commander of The West Pacific Armed Forces
and briefly as our Foreign Affairs Minister, and in appreciation for her willingness to delve enthusiastically into any project,
I grant Kawaii Schoolgirl the title of
Countess of Junshan.
 
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In gratitude for his devoted service as Speaker of The Hall of Nations and Minister of Foreign Affairs,
and in appreciation for his willingness to work for the region,
I grant Arkadia Universalis the title of
Earl of Ping.

 
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In recognition of his work as our first Minister of Education, and in appreciation of his wise counsel,
I grant Dalimbar the title of
Baron of Zhifu.

 
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In gratitude for his exceptional work in Internal Affairs, both past and present,
and with appreciation for his wise counsel,
I bestow upon Bran Astor the title of
Baron of Hebao.

 
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Orders of Xia
Xia means someone with power who helps others in need. The Xia (pronounced shya) are the knights of The West Pacific.
This is the highest non-peer honor a resident can receive.
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Benevolent Order of Mencius:
for extraordinary service to the people of TWP
This is the highest of the Xia Orders.

Those admitted to this Order today are:

Southern Eureka
For his years of Forum support

Big Bad Badger
For beginning The West Pacific’s transformation
 

 
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Imperial Order of The Dragon:
for extraordinary service to The Emperor

Those admitted to this Order today are:

Kawaii Schoolgirl
Arkadia Universalis
Dalimbar 
Bran Astor
These have demonstrated steadfast loyalty, wise counsel, constant vigilance, and an untiring willingness to serve.
 

 
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Martial Order of Ching Shih:
for extraordinary service to TWPAF 

Those admitted to this Order today are:

Kawaii Schoolgirl
Chervil 
Altino
These have been crucial to the restructuring and rebirth of the region’s armed forces.
 

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Benevolent Order of The Three Perfections: 
    for extraordinary service in The Arts 

Those admitted to this Order today are:

Fujai
Kawaii
Bran Astor
Yy4u
These have demonstrated an uncanny talent in turning any request into a beautiful work of art.
 

I am pleased to announce @Fujai as the winner of The West Pacific Theme Contest!
All the entries, those posted in the official channel and those posted elsewhere, were terrific.
Congratulations on your beautiful and thoughtful work!
We will be using elements from several of them to create our new environment. 
This will be done over the next few weeks and has begun with our new regional flag!

Those really are terrific, @Fujai !
... as are the contributions from @Reçueçn and @Kawaii, and those of you who posted in other threads in the forum and elsewhere.
Thank you all!

The Celestial Empire of The West Pacific
 
A couple minutes late, but here's the most of it.
 
Flags:
I didn't separate out flags for TWP/TWPAF because they can be used for either or.
 
 
Emblem:
 
 
 
Wordmarks:
 
 
 
WFE and Dispatch Style:

Here is the Proposed WFE; I've tested it and made sure it fits. The exact wording is hinged on a complete overhaul of our regional dispatches. Most of the ones we use are written by half a dozen different people and can be difficult to find. There's no cohesive look and half of them aren't properly updated. It would fall to the Ministry of Education to create a nation to write TWP dispatches, keep a master dispatch, dispatch index, and all the dispatches a functioning region needs. Please see my earlier post for designs. I didn't have enough time to make new templates, but it would be the same or similar to those ones with the new emblem.
 
 
Newspaper:
I propose renaming "The West Pacifican" to "The Western Dragon," and revamping it with a new theme.
 
 
Government Structure:
Here is the more practical area of changes. The government would be reworked to be similar to the system of Three Departments and Six Ministries used many times in the history of Imperial China. The Delegate would be renamed the Emperor, and would keep executive authority, and the Three Departments would report to them. The Imperial Court would act as the peerage system, with no powers and assorted titles based on merit. The Hall of Nations would be renamed the Secretariat, headed by the Grand Secretary. The Guardians would be renamed the Chancellors, together making up the Chancellery and tentatively headed by a Grand Chancellor. The Ministries would be grouped under the Department of State Affairs, headed by the Grand Minister.
The current ministries would be consolidated into four:
Ministry of Interior - Ministries of Internal Affairs and World Assembly Affairs Ministry of Education - Ministries of Education and Recruitment and Citizenry Ministry of Diplomacy - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of War - Ministry of Military Affairs (TWPAF renamed the Imperial Navy or something similar) This consolidation would help streamline the government and make it easier to organize. Each Ministry's activity would continue as usual, just under a different name.

 
PS: There's probably a big image of the emblem at the end of this post. I didn't put it there and I can't get it off no matter how many times I delete it, so here we are.

All Theme Contest entries and comments regarding them should be posted in this thread.
Rules and Details ...
 

Here's another old one.
The Crimson Sails of The West Pacific

Someone could add a dragon tatoo to the sails....

It was announced all over the place! LOL!
... but you can vote now!